Details
After upgrading from vCenter Server 4.1 to 5.0, you experience these symptoms:
- Cannot log in to the Web Client
- Logging in to the Web Client fails
- You see the error:
unable to connect to vCenter Inventory Service - https://domain.local:10443
Note: The URL specified should be https://vCenterServer.domain.com:10443 - You are able to log in to vCenter Server
- When you log in to vCenter Server, Health Status does not report any error
- In the ds.log file, located at C:\ProgramData\VMware\Infrastructure\Inventory Service\Logs\, you see the error:
Error connecting to peer:https://vCenter.domain.local:10443 reason: org.apache.http.conn.HttpHostConnectException: Connection to https://vCenter.domain.local:10443 refused
Solution
To workaround this issue, you must reset the vCenter Inventory database:
- Click Start > Run, type services. msc, and click OK. The Services window opens.
- Right-click vCenter Inventory Service and click Stop.
- Click Start > Run, type cmd.exe, and click OK. The Command Prompt window opens.
- Rename or move the contents of the Inventory Service data directory.
The location of the Inventory Service directory is specified during the vCenter Server installation. The default location isC:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\Inventory Service\data. - Change directory to the Inventory Service scripts directory. For example, if you have installed vCenter Inventory Service in the default location, run this command:
cd C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\Inventory Service\scripts - Run this command to reset the vCenter Inventory Service database:
createDB.bat - Run this command to update the stored configuration information of the Inventory Service:
register.bat current_vCenter_Server_FQDN vCenter_Server_HTTPS_port
For example:
register.bat machinename.corp.com 443 - Restart vCenter Inventory Service.
To restart the service, in the Services window, right-click vCenter Inventory Service and click Start.
